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Noctua NH-U12S redux against Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE

Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.

Head to head

Scores

Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.

  • Spec score

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 66

    Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE: 88

    22 ptsto the right

Price and value

Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.

  • Value, points per $100

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 110

    Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE: 244.4

    122%to the right

  • Typical price

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: $60

    Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE: $36

    $24to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Heat it holds

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 170 W

    Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE: 260 W

    53%to the right

The verdict

  • The Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE scores 33% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE typically costs $24 less.
  • Per dollar, the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE is the better buy: 244.4 points per $100 against 110.

Specifications

SpecNoctua NH-U12S reduxThermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
TypeAir towerAir tower
Heat it holds170 W260 W (better)
Size158 mm tall154 mm tall
SocketsAM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851AM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851
BrandNoctuaThermalright
Released20212023 (better)
Typical price$60$36 (better)

The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.

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